20. Emotions

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20. Emotions

Joy, sadness, fear, anger.

Emotions are often expressed with stative verbs in Kabyle.

20.1. Joy and sadness

KabyleEnglish
lferḥ
joy
ferḥeɣ
I am happy
yefreḥ
he is happy
lḥuzn
sadness
ḥzineɣ
I am sad
ameḥzun
sad (person)

20.2. Fear and anger

KabyleEnglish
lxuf
fear
aggad
to fear
zzɛaf / lɣec
anger
weɛɛer
to be angry

20.3. Examples

Ferḥeɣ aṭas ass-a.
I am very happy today.
Ttagadeɣ seg wezrem.
I am afraid of the snake.